Man shot by Winnipeg police believed to be from Nunavut – Nunatsiaq News

Nov 29, 2024

A man who was shot by police in Winnipeg after stabbing an officer is thought to be from Taloyoak, but he has no family in the city to identify him.

The incident happened Nov. 24 at approximately 5:09 p.m., Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release.

Video of the incident was posted on Facebook.

“Officers reported that an officer had been stabbed in the throat and a suspect had been shot,” the release said.

The suspect later died in hospital, while the officer is being treated for injuries.

The following day, Nikki Komaksiutiksak, CEO of Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre in Winnipeg, got a call from an APTN reporter informing her the person who was shot was 24-year-old Jordan Charlie, from Taloyoak.

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